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1 tie down
transitive verb1) (fasten) festbinden2) (fig.): (restrict) bindenbe tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein
tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen
* * *◆ tie downvt1. (secure to ground)▪ to \tie down down ⇆ sth etw festbindenmake sure you \tie down down anything that might blow away in the storm binde bloß alles fest, was im Sturm weggeweht werden könnte2. ( fig)▪ to be \tie downd down gebunden seinI'll try to \tie down her down on her plans ich versuche, sie dazu zu bringen, ihre Pläne auch in die Tat umzusetzen▪ to \tie down down ⇆ sb jdn binden* * *vt sep1) (lit) festbinden (to an +dat); huts, tents verankern (to in +dat); horse fesselnto tie sb/oneself down to sth — jdn/sich auf etw (acc) festlegen
to tie oneself down to doing sth —
marriage/owning property ties you down — durch die Ehe/durch Eigentum ist man gebunden
she's tied down because of the children, the children tie her down — durch die Kinder ist sie sehr gebunden
* * *tie down v/t1. fesseln (to an akk)tie o.s. down sich (auch ehelich etc) binden* * *transitive verb1) (fasten) festbinden2) (fig.): (restrict) bindenbe tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein
tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen
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